This reenactment by nationally renowned Lincoln presenter Stan Wernz will commence at 6 p.m. outside the Depot Museum Building in Glendale Square, and will then re-convene at the Harry Whiting Brown Center Scout House (a one-minute walk), where Wernz will regale visitors with a monologue of the most famous and entertaining snippets from Lincoln's writings and speeches.

From the now-iconic phrase "Four score seven years ago," to the equally iconic phrase, that "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth," Wernz will have visitors feeling like they are in the audience of the 16th president.

Wernz was born in 1935 in Mt. Healthy, on Lincoln Avenue. He attended Greenhills High School, graduating in 1953.

As a child Wernz always had a deep regard for both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. He was especially drawn to President Lincoln and in the 1960's when he grew a beard a student commented that he always acted like Lincoln and now he looked like him. Wernz looked in the mirror and concluded if he shaved his mustache there was indeed a great similarity in appearance. Thus began his career as a Lincoln impersonator.

Following retirement, Wernz began doing more presentations of Lincoln and joined the Association of Lincoln Presenters. His monologue is taken from the speeches and writings' of Lincoln.

Wernz has appeared in such publications as People, Time, Cincinnati Magazine and a Smithsonian Documentary "The Fighting Irish."

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